… it’s probably not happening anytime soon. At least, that’s what Big East commissioner John Marinatto said.

The commish was loose and relaxed at men’s basketball media day yesterday, in no small part because he didn’t have to champion his league or justify its place at the cool kids’ (re: BCS) table. “Obviously,” he said, “basketball is an easy thing for us because the conference is so good top to bottom.”

Marinatto said the league’s members fully believe football will be able to say the same soon enough, and he said talk of dividing into a league for the football-playing schools and a basketball-only league has pretty much been tabled. “People within the conference are very supportive of what it’s evolved into,” he said.

For the rest of the interview, check out the video player to the right. It’s my first web video for SNY.tv, so please don’t be too harsh!